Back in May, when we were at the Ren Faire, Darling Daughter and I saw some headpieces that we really liked. They were done with artificial leaves and flowers and lots of ribbon. Some had feathers too. But they were a bit pricey and I decided that I could probably create some on my own.
I decided I wanted to do one for each season and bought a ton of artificial leaves, flowers, ribbons, feathers, butterflies, birds, and other baubles. I was hoping to get all four done before posting, but it’s taking forever to even get to them! I had finished the fall piece a couple of months ago but couldn’t find the time to get the others done. A few weeks ago I strained the tendon across my right ankle and took a couple of days off work to let it heal a bit and actually had a little time to do my winter piece as well as copy both the fall and winter for Darling Daughter.
Anyway … I thought I’d post some pictures of what I’ve done so far. I’ll post the spring and summer pieces when I get them done.
This is the Fall headpiece I came up with. The ribbons in the back are partly for decoration, but one set allows the piece to be adjustable.
My crappy pics don’t do this justice … it’s really quite stunning in person. I love the black feathers against the fall colored leaves.
And here is the Winter headpiece. Darling Daughter specifically asked that I include poinsettias and pine cones so this one was bit of a collaborative effort.
You can’t really see them in these shots, but there are three tiny candy cane ornaments and four sets of small gold bells held on with ribbons around this piece.
I also decided to make some small wreaths since I had some of the smallish grapevine wreaths on hand. I’ve got that Eater Egg wreath I did a couple of years ago and I recently got a stand to hang it on. Since I decorate my dining room table at the beginning of each season, I thought little wreaths would be a nice addition to that.
Here’s the Fall Wreath:
And the Winter wreath:
This one is currently on my table amongst the candles, pine cones, and sets of Santa and Mrs. Claus. At least I’ve gotten that done. I also got my floral baskets done and the tree is mostly finished … still need to do my mantle. If I’m lucky, I’ll have time to do that later today. For now, it’s long past time to head to bed.
© Copyright dragonfae 2011
Kathryn McCullough said:
Wow, this are stunning. Can’t tell you how much I like them–especially the fall one. What a great idea.
Hope you’re having a great weekend.
Kathy
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
Thanks Kathy! I really wanted to get some at the Ren Faire but just couldn’t bring myself to pay what they wanted for them. Not that they were unreasonably priced, there is a LOT of labor that goes into them, but if I can do it myself I figured I can also tailor it to my tastes.
Weekend is busy here but it’s all good. Hope you are having a great one as well. 🙂
LikeLike
H.E. ELLIS said:
These are gorgeous. My mother-in-law is from Sweden, so my daughter follows the Saint Lucia tradition of wearing a juniper wreath with a lit candle (fake) on her head for Christmas. She’s made other headpieces and I can see her appreciating these.
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
Thanks HE! That’s really neat that your daughter is interested in her grandmother’s traditions. I was thinking that the headpieces would be nice to wear for the solstice/equinox celebrations we have.
LikeLike
ryoko861 said:
I was going to say they would make beautiful center pieces for a table with a candle in them but you knew that already! The head pieces are darling! I love anything that has ribbon hanging from it! The autumn one is my favorite. I gravitate to things with autumn colors.
I love craft shows. I get so many ideas and inspirations. I could spend HOURS in Michael’s!
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
I really like the fall one too Irene. It’s funny because that was the one I was most worried about as far as having it look visually appealing without a lot of flowers or greenery (like I’ll be doing for spring and summer).
I could go broke in Michaels! Were it not for some really rude people there on my last trip I probably would have since they were having a Christmas sale. 🙄
LikeLike
chlost said:
Yes, you definitely have an eye for color and arrangements. I like the fall one best, as well.
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
Thanks chlost! I really enjoy doing stuff like this. I do it for myself but it’s nice to get feedback that others like them too … I’m thinking about doing stuff for craft fairs and such after we retire. It’ll give me something to do other than sit on the computer. 😆
LikeLike
tjfox said:
Those are really beautiful! You did a wonderful job.
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
Thanks sis! I’m having a lot of fun doing them and Darling Daughter is excited she’s getting a set of the headpieces too, 😀
LikeLike
Connie T said:
They are all nice. I like the first one a lot, love the colors.
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
Thank you Connie! And thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment. Have a great day! 🙂
LikeLike
savorthefolly said:
Those are really beautiful. They look beautiful in the photos so if they look even more beautiful in person then they must be stunning. I particularly like the way the ribbons hang down in the back. I love doing crafty things like this too. 🙂
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
Thanks Savor! I had a lot of fun doing them. Oddly enough, this is one of those things I ended up doing to appease that 9 year old inner-child … who knew I’d have so much fun coaxing her out to play? 😀
LikeLike
Dana said:
These are gorgeous! It looks like they took a lot of time and creative energy to make, but the end results are WELL worth it! LOVE!!
LikeLike
dragonfae said:
Thanks Dana! They do take longer than I’d like (around 3-4 hours each) but I agree that it’s worth it. Though I do need to figure out where to wear them other than the Ren Faire and our little celebrations. I think my big stuffed bear will end up wearing them more than I do! 😆
LikeLike